Newcastle vs Man City Prediction & Tips
Newcastle and Manchester City face at St. James’ Park, in a match for the 36 th round of the Premier League. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head between these teams in this competition, on 26‑12‑2020, Manchester City won at home by (2‑0). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the FA Cup, on 28‑06‑2020, Manchester City only managed to win, by (0‑2). The goals of the match were scored by R. Sterling (68 ‘) and K. De Bruyne (37’) for Manchester City. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Manchester City presents significant differences between home and away performances.
Newcastle
The home team is currently in 14th place, with 39 points won, after 10 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Arsenal by (0‑2). In the last match, they have won an away match against Leicester City by (2‑4). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they have recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 26 conceded, against 4 wins , 5 draws and 6 losses at home, with 19 goals scored and 25 conceded. For the league, Newcastle won 10 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team allowed goals to its opponent in 9 of the last 10 games, reason why it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, since it managed to concretize in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 16 of the last 17 matches for the competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 35 matches in this competition, he suffered the first goal 19 times and only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Newcastle United comes motivated for this match after a 2-4 triumph, on the trip to Leicester City, putting an end to the two consecutive games without winning in this English championship: the team’s goals were scored by Joe Willock, Paul Dummett and Callum Wilson (2). The home team usually plays in a 5-3-2, favoring a more direct style of play, preferentially guiding their attack through the corridors. The two arrows pointed at the goalpost of the “enemy” will be Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin, the first player mentioned being the great scorer of this team with 12 goals signed. The home coach cannot count on Fabian Schär, suspended, as well as Isasac Hayden, Jamal Lascelles, Karl Darlow and Ryan Fraser due to physical problems.
Man City
The visiting team is currently in 1st place, with 80 points won, after 25 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away to Crystal Palace by (0‑2). In the last match, they lost at home to Chelsea by (1‑2). This is a team that, curiously, has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 14 wins and 1 loss as a visitor; against 12 wins and 3 losses at their stadium.
In this competition, they have a sequence of 11 wins in the last matches as a visitor and have not lost any of the last 12 games away from their stadium. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, reason why it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, since it managed to concretize in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. This is a team that scores many times first: it opened the scoreboard in 28 of its last 35 Premier League games, of those 28 it reached the break in advantage in 19 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 24. In 35 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Manchester City comes into this match after a defeat, by 1-2, against Chelsea, putting an end to the two consecutive games without losing in this competition: the only goal of the team was signed by Raheem Sterling. It should be noted that the visitors have already secured the title of the Premier League 2020/2021. Coach Pep Guardiola usually plays in a 4-3-3, giving more importance to a style of play based on organized attacks, especially through the corridors. German midfielder Ilkay Gündogan is this Manchester City team’s top scorer with 12 goals scored. For this match the visiting coach cannot count on Kevin De Bruyne due to physical problems.
Newcastle vs Man City FREE TIPS
Man City – Win @ 1.35
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
